[HOLD for payment 2023-04-03] Feature Request: render the app behind the alert pop up rather than "open this link in your browser"

[kavimuru]

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Problem:

Showing “open this link in your browser” page behind the alert, user has to cancel then click open this link in your browser to stay in web app

Solution:

Let the app render behind the alert. So hit cancel will remain in the web app

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

Context/Examples/Screenshots/Notes:

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @puneetlath
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1678823496930569

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[gedu]

Can I take this one?

[gedu]

@puneetlath This will be for all deeplinks? or just some of them?

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Triggered auto assignment to Contributor Plus for review of internal employee PR - @aimane-chnaif (Internal)

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@puneetlath

Propopsal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.
Showing “open this link in your browser” page behind the alert, user has to cancel then click open this link in your browser to stay in web app

What is the root cause of that problem?
It uses a Regex to match the path, and when is valid it shows the redirection component and the alert.

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?
As chat on slack, I will remove the logic to show the Redirection page and UI, translations. The Alert will be shown only if the desktop app is installed

[aimane-chnaif]

The proposal looks good to me